One-third of login attempts with stolen login credentials
In its latest State of Secure Identity Report, Okta, a provider of identity solutions, shows that attempts to log in with stolen credentials – the so-called “credential stuffing” – are the biggest threat to customer accounts. For the trends, examples, and observations presented in the report, Okta evaluated billions of authentications on its Auth0 platform. In credential stuffing, attackers exploit the habit of some users to use a single password for multiple logins. It begins by stealing the username and password, then using automated tools to access other accounts belonging to that user...